The afternoon qualifying for the Superbike riders saw little change in the circumstances leaving the riders once again struggle with wind and sand. The new Spanish arrival to the team secured the team’s fastest time of 2’01.409, placing him on the 13th place of the timesheets. WSB rookies Kiyonari and Sofuoglu put in a lot of work aboard the ‘work-in-progress’ CBR1000RR Fireblade and gradually reduced their lap times set over the day to end with a final best of 2’02.494 and 2’03.765 respectively. After changing the set-up of the bikes overnight, the team hopes to be able to put in a better performance in tomorrow’ s qualifying session.
With the 2008 season kick-off in Qatar only a couple of days away, eyes are set on the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s five men strong squad to defend the World Supersport and Superbike titles. With 15 races spread out over 5 continents and a starting grid that’s boasting both quantity and quality, the 2008 Championship is set to become another spectacular one. The first round of the series will start this Saturday, 23rd at the 5.4km Losail International Circuit in Doha, on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital city.
Ryuichi Kyonari and Jonathan Rae raced their CBR100RR to victory in the Suzuka 300km race he at the fast Japanese circuit today as the Anglo - Japanese duo laid solid foundations for their assault on the prestigious 2007 FIM World Endurance ”Coca Cola ZERO” Suzuka 8 hours to be held at the circuit on Sunday July 29, 2007.